This is Lingguang Temple's own custodial record for the Buddha tooth relic it holds in Beijing, describing the temple's account of the relic's survival through the temple's 1900 destruction and its later enshrinement. As the relic's holding institution, the temple's own record is the correct source for its custodial history, conservation and the temple's official account of the object. Its limit is that it is a devotional custodial record from the holding institution rather than an independent archaeological or historical verification of the relic's claimed ancient provenance, so a claim resting on that deeper authenticity question needs an independent scholarly source alongside the temple's own account.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Custodial/institutional self-account (a temple's own record of its holdings or site). Temples and other institutional self-accounts sit at tier 2; tier 3 is reserved for a tradition's own account of its own teachings and practice, not an institutional record about holdings and history. NotesLingguang Temple's own custodial record for the object it holds. A standing institutional or private-holder record, not a scholarly publication; use for provenance and holding-institution facts, not for the object's own history or meaning.
Citation
PublisherBeijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (Promotional Centre / Beijing Tourism Operations Monitoring Centre)
URLhttps://english.visitbeijing.com.cn/article/47ONem17l1v
Source Typetemple
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyLingguang Temple
Custodian BasisThe temple's own account of the 1900 destruction, the tooth relic's survival, and its enshrinement afterward.
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Associated With
This source names Beijing directly: "for the Buddha tooth relic it holds in Beijing, describing the temple's account of the relic's survival through the temple's 1900 destruction and its later enshrinement."
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Custodians & Museums, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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